Many people have asked me why I decided to write a book about my experiences in the Mormon church.  The answer is quite simple: I did it for my children.

The book started out as a journal to my children.  I knew someday they would come to me and ask why I left the church and why I left their father.  I decided the best way to say it exactly how I wanted it said, was to write it down.  When I started writing, I had just uprooted our lives by moving (rather…running) from Portland, OR to Phoenix, AZ and I had gone from being a stay-at-home mom to a single mother who was working and going to school.  I had changed not only my entire existence, but theirs as well and they deserved truthful, straightforward answers.  I’m much better with writing than speaking.  I wanted to be able to answer their questions.  I also hoped that Baby #1 (explained in the book) would find me and I would be able to give him a look inside his mother’s life growing up and why I made the decisions that changed his life.

And so I began writing…and writing…and writing.  One day, my husband (boyfriend at the time), asked me why I didn’t write a book about everything I had gone through.  He knew many former Mormon’s who were struggling with some of the same issues that I had and my book might possible let them know that they are not alone in the world.

Hence, “Confessions of a Recovering Mormon” was born. 

The book will be released on November 30, 2009.  You can pre-order the book by visiting www.sterlinghousepublisher.com.

Best!

Debbie Lucas